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Ukip’s only MP Douglas Carswell has hinted that he may rejoin the Conservative party after defecting in 2014.

Asked if he would consider a move back to the Tories, Mr Carswell told The House magazine: “I suspect the next general election will be in 2020, who knows what the world will look like then?”

Nigel Farage and Douglas Carswell do not get on well Credit:
Vincent Kessler /REuters

His response marks a clear departure from his position earlier this year when he answered the same question by saying: “Personally, no disrespect to any of them, but I am through with the Conservatives – I’m not going to become a Conservative again.”